Betsy DeVos

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Date of Birth:

January 8, 1958

Hometown:

Holland

Bio:Betsy DeVos (born Elisabeth Prince on January 8, 1958 in Holland, Michigan) is an American business woman and philanthropist. She is a member of the Republican Party and Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as Secretary of Education. She was on the Republican National Committee for Michigan from 1992 to 1997 and served as Chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party from 1996 to 2000. She is a defender of the Detroit charter school system and advocates school choice and voucher programs. Notably, in her nomination hearing, when asked if she believes guns should be allowed in school, Betsy responded by saying the guns were necessary to shoot “grizzlies” in Wisconsin. She was approved by the Senate on Jan. 31, 2017.

Best Known For:
Betsy is best known as Donald Trump’s choice for Secretary of Education.

Personal Life:
Betsy is the daughter of Edgar Prince, founder of the Prince Corporation. Her brother, Erik Prince, is the founder of Blackwater USA, renamed Academi. She is married to Dick DeVos, the former CEO of the marketing company Amway. Betsy and Dick have four children.

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Well, this is humiliating. The White House took to Snapchat during the Easter Egg Roll to show Betsy DeVos reading to children, and while it may sound sweet, the bitter irony is that they called her the ‘Secretary of Educatuon.’ Yikes! See Twitter’s scathing response, here.

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Betsy DeVos’s successful confirmation as Secretary of Education has left the country shocked. VP Mike Pence swooped in and confirmed DeVos in a historic 51-50 Senate tiebreaker, and left a highly unqualified person in charge of the United States education system. Politically-minded celebrities like Stephen Colbert and Patton Oswalt were outraged.

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Yikes — this is super scary! Donald Trump’s pick for Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos, has no problem allowing guns in schools! Her reasoning? She claims guns may be necessary in order to protect students from — get this — grizzly bears! Obviously most parents are NOT having it. In fact, you’ll never believe the backlash she’s receiving!